The RN to BSN completion track is for registered nurses who have graduated from an accredited associate degree or diploma nursing program and who are licensed to practice nursing in Georgia with an unencumbered RN license
Qualified RN students may complete the RN to BSN completion track through full-time or part-time study. Courses are offered in an online asynchronous format with one orientation day at the beginning of the program.
Students must complete a minimum of 32 semester hours at Georgia Baptist College of Nursing to meet Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree requirements. Individual academic advisement is required for all part-time and full-time students.
Curriculum Plan
The RN to BSN completion track curriculum includes a three semester sequence for full-time students and a five semester sequence for part-time students. Students may begin coursework fall semester (August), spring semester (January), or summer semester (May).
Full-Time Plan
Fall Semester
- NURN 301: Nurse as a Scholar I, 1 hour*
- NURN 302: Human Pathophysiology and Pharmacological Principles, 4 hours
- NURN 303: Professional Identity in Nursing, 3 hours
- NURN 304: Nursing Concepts and Theories in Health and Illness, 3 hours
- NURN 306: Health Policy for Professional Nursing Practice, 2 hours
Total semester credit hours: 13
Spring Semester
- NURN 305: Health Assessment, 3 hours
- NURN 401: Leadership in Nursing, 3 hours
- NURN 402: Leadership in Nursing Practicum (Clinical), 1 hour**
- NURN 406: Informatics for Quality and Safety, 3 hours
- NURN 405: Methods and Critical Appraisal for Evidence Based Practice, 3 hours
Total semester credit hours: 13
Summer Semester
- NURN 403: Population and Global Health, 4 hours
- NURN 404: Population and Global Health Practicum (Clinical), 1 hour**
- NURN 410: Nurse as a Scholar II, 1 hour*
Total semester credit hours: 6
*NURN 301: Nurse as a Scholar I and NURN 410: Nurse as a Scholar II are offered fall, spring, and summer semesters.
**Each clinical course includes 45 clinical practicum hours. Total clinical practicum hours in the program is 90.
Part-Time Plan
This part-time plan represents a sample part-time curriculum plan; additional part-time plan options are available. Program entry is available each semester.
Year 1 – Fall Semester
- NURN 301: Nurse as a Scholar I, 1 hour*
- NURN 302: Human Pathophysiology and Pharmacological Principles, 4 hours
- NURN 306: Health Policy for Professional Nursing Practice, 2 hours
Total semester credit hours: 7
Year 1 – Spring Semester
- NURN 305: Health Assessment, 3 hours
- NURN 405: Methods and Critical Appraisal for Evidence Based Practice, 3 hours
Total semester credit hours: 6
Year 1 – Summer Semester
- NURN 403: Population and Global Health, 4 hours
- NURN 404: Population and Global Health Practicum (Clinical), 1 hour**
Total semester credit hours: 5
Year 2 – Fall Semester
- NURN 303: Professional Identity in Nursing, 3 hours
- NURN 304: Nursing Concepts and Theories in Health and Illness, 3 hours
Total semester credit hours: 6
Year 2 – Spring Semester
- NURN 401: Leadership in Nursing, 3 hours
- NURN 402: Leadership in Nursing Practicum (Clinical), 1 hour**
- NURN 406: Informatics for Quality and Safety, 3 hours
- NURN 410: Nurse as a Scholar II, 1 hour*
Total semester credit hours: 8
*NURN 301: Nurse as a Scholar I and NURN 410: Nurse as a Scholar II are offered fall, spring, and summer semesters.
**Each clinical course includes 45 clinical practicum hours. Total clinical practicum hours in the program is 90.
General Education Requirements
These courses may be in progress at the time of application or completed while enrolled in the RN to BSN program.
- English Composition I and II, 6 hours
- Biology/Anatomy and Physiology I and II, 8 hours
- Microbiology and Lab, 4 hours
- Introduction to Psychology, 3 hours
- Human Growth and Development (across the Lifespan), 3 hours
- Political Science or Economics, 3 hours
- Introduction to Sociology or Anthropology, 3 hours
- Religion (or other elective), 3 hours
- Introduction to Statistics, 3 hours
- Speech or Communications, 3 hours
- Cultural Appreciation, 3 hours
- Philosophy or Ethics, 3 hours
- General Education Electives, 12 hours